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Electrical system william24424 at 8:30am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 9/976 Electrical system ' reasons? As a coastal cruiser/racer, occasional weekender I've used the followi
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:01am 12.20.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1874 Hi Guys I have 1987 hunter 40 ft legend with a Ynamar 4jh-e engine Problem is the boats inner s
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations The_Sailing_Pelican at 4:20am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1813 So my 1985 Pearson 303 is gonna need some extra gear for safety ect to cross... Im all ears
Beyond USA insurance The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:10am 12.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/556 Hey guys MERRY CHRISTMAS to all... So the plan is to sail away to Bahamas next summer. Now the boai
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Captain Larry-DH at 9:07pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/7138 I just watched a very good how-to video on this. Vmm5KUT8sQ8 I plan to do the same thing as shown i
Ignore this thread - created by mistake Captain Larry-DH at 9:06pm 12.19.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/30 Moderator - please delete
E80 Chart Plotter Replaced with Axiom+ 12 (3) dkinzer at 5:28pm 12.19.22 Big Boats 0/1540 I finished the installation, a few days ago, of a new MFD on our H41AC. It's a Raymarine Axiom+ 12 r
Height of boat on trailer DocMB at 7:38am 12.19.22 Catalina 22 5/1290 How tall does the Catalina 22 with a swing keel sits on a trailer with the boom stowed on a crutch?
H34 wire routing into the mast hunter34austin at 7:15am 12.19.22 Big Boats 4/1068 I know there are a couple of posts already on the topic of Hunter 34 mast wiring but what I couldn't
Wooden Boat Maker (2) jssailem at 12:14pm 12.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 1/1124 Sitting around while my body battles this Covid thing, I took some time exploring boat building indi
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control genezown at 10:13am 12.18.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1781
170 Repair Question Tater at 7:41am 12.18.22 Day Sailers 6/2387 I have a few cracks to fix. I am not familiar with Plexus. I am familiar with Bondo. Is Bondo resin
Need used furling system for S-28 Piotr at 7:13am 12.18.22 Sabre Sailboats 2/1407 Hi, All. I'm looking for a used furling system for my S-28. My old Code 0 system needs a new torsion
Santa's Wish List JamesG161 at 3:18pm 12.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 10/1867 Dear Santa, We wish to get our restored boat back in the water in 2023. Most Important is Peace o
Bilge Pump BigDogg11 at 11:12am 12.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1562 Any unique ways to power the bilge pump to run it occasionally in the winter after the batteries hav
Hose clip/clamp Ken13559 at 10:30pm 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1745 I understand it's preferred we use those hose clip/clamp that has solid threads and not this with ho
Fuel Gauge tb_gb at 11:17am 12.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/4010 On my Hunter 380, my fuel gauge always shows about half full....even when the tank is full, as it is
Need radio advice Phil Herring at 9:14am 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1844 I need a recommendation on a handheld, floating VHF radio. Anybody have one they like? Asking for a
CNG to Propane? DanMaine at 9:04am 12.16.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2618 My Boat has a nice stove with an oven that runs on compressed natural gas. It's getting very very h
Title The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:12am 12.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1519 Ok.... Here we go again. This one is tricky... So SV PANACEA, my boat needs the original title to

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Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 2:23pm 06.29.25 Is this trip a delivery? I think it's too ambitious for self described "Zero Experience." I think t
Below Waterline Hull Work - Cracks & Barrier Coat dlochner at 2:11pm 06.29.25 The leading edge crack is probably fairing compound from when the 2 halves were joined. The other cr
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out dlochner at 2:06pm 06.29.25 Make certain all the connections are clean and tight. These could also be near end of life.
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 1:51pm 06.29.25 Hi Dave. Thank you for responding. Mostly looking to replace rigging. Spreaders, shrouds, turnbuckle
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 06.29.25
Ranger 12 - rescue shemandr at 1:39pm 06.29.25 Your back is already thanking you!
Ranger 12 - rescue (2) rhsc912 at 1:32pm 06.29.25 232548
Terminal connectors Tally Ho at 12:11pm 06.29.25 I have used something similar. No issues as long as you crimp it well. But I am in fresh water (
Terminal connectors skunther at 11:56am 06.29.25 It is non magnetic. The product descriptions claims it is tinned red copper, but a light scrape of t
Cover for cubbyholes kappykaplan at 11:46am 06.29.25 Does anyone know of screened or other material covers are made for these cubbyholes? You could mak
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions dmax at 11:45am 06.29.25 Designed to remove the last 1/2 inch of water - main pump handles above that.
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 11:44am 06.29.25 You are looking at a very long trip. In a new-to-you boat. It is exciting, but has to be planned out
I-Beam Replacement dmax at 11:43am 06.29.25 That is some first-rate work, better than the factory by a lot.
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions kappykaplan at 11:42am 06.29.25 What is its capacity as in how many GPM? If you have large amount of water coming in to the boat du
Terminal connectors JoeWhite at 11:41am 06.29.25 The bottom 3rd icon from right is a ship. I guess it can be used in marine environment. Is there a s
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out JoeWhite at 11:36am 06.29.25 I have the same problem with depth display. And sometimes the wind speed will display the depth. PM
OpenCPN not opening FastOlson at 11:00am 06.29.25 Thank you all for your instructions. The new version is up and running on my MacBook Air. It appe
Terminal connectors (1) thinwater at 10:56am 06.29.25 After crimping, pull the wire out. It should be very difficult and damamge the ring in the process.
Cabin Speakers Rick at 10:43am 06.29.25 Um I have an idea. I have a 2004 Hunter 420. We got rid of all the amp busters ( speakers, etc.).
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 10:40am 06.29.25 Now NOAA realized they needed to name it before it escaped the Gulf of America. Aircraft reported t

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